Vaio SA

Just saw this on Sony Canada

http://www.sonystyle.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?storeId=20153&catalogId=100803&langId=200&LBomId=8198552921666339091&catgroupId=8198552921644781504

Order Price

$1699.99
Redeem 169,999 Sony Points
Estimated Ship Date 06/22/2011
how is this estimated?
Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor (2.30GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.90GHz
Microsoft Windows® 7 Home Premium
Black
NA_MemoryOnboard/-/-/-
4GB((4GB/DDR3/1333/on-board)x1+(No_MemoryStd/-/-/-)x1)
((Memory Stick Duo slot/PRO-HG/MagicGate/-/-/-)x1 +(SD Memory Card slot/SDXC/CPR
500GB (5400rpm) Hard Drive
No_SSD/-/-
BDCombo/9.5/-
((AMD/Whistler-LP/1GB/-)x1 +(Intel/SandyBridge/-/Integrated)x1)
13.3/1600x900/LED/ClearLikeAG/Flat/-
Large Capacity Sheet Battery
No_Touch Screen
NA_Numeric Keypad
No Transfer Jet (SPEC00090004548)
Keyboard Backlight
NA_Acceleration Sensor
Intel® Wireless Display technology
11/Summer
NA_External Keyboard/-/-
NA_RF Connection Input/-
NA_B-CAS Card Slot
Headphone-Out
NA_Line-In
NA_Line-Out
NA_SPDIF-In
NA_SPDIF-Out
NA_VIDEO Input
NA_VIDEO Output
VGA Output
External Microphone
NA_Quick-TV/-/-/-
Component(L)
1000BASE-T
No Modem (SPEC01000000365)
WiFi: Intel® Centrino® (11bgn) (SPEC00090004896)
Intel HM67
No_Memory Card Adapter
(USB2.0 x2)x1+(USB3.0 x1)x1
No iLink
Ext_BLUETOOTH
NA_MemoryStd/-/-/-
No TV Tuner
No_Docking Station
Keyboard
No_Mouse/-
No Felica
Builtin HD Camera
No Security Chip
Biometric Fingerprint Sensor
No Mobile Broadband Built-In
Standard
L
2011/Summer Build
No_Bundled Speaker
CA (Canada)
No_Jog Controller
SPEC01000004050
No_PCMCIA
No_RAID
NA_ExpressCard/-/-
WEB Button
Common
No_Carrying Case
No_Headphone
AC Adaptor
CTO
Adobe Bundle(Free - $448 value)
Modelname0
No_vPro
No_Display Hood
No_HDMI Input
No_Transcoder
No_Multimedia Controller
No_Trim Color
HDMI Output (SPEC01000004336)
No_Display Adapter
No_Wall Mount Adapter
General Apps
No_Express LAN Adapter
Without Engraving
No Fresh Start
Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter (32-bit)
Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30 day subscription)

Processors are
[Out of Stock] SNB/Ci3/2310M/2.10GHz/BGA/-
Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor (2.30GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 2.90GHz
Intel® Core™ i5-2540M processor (2.60GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.30GHz [add $100.00]
Intel® Core™ i7-2620M processor (2.70GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.40GHz [add $250.00]

Memory options are
4GB((4GB/DDR3/1333/on-board)x1+(No_MemoryStd/-/-/-)x1)
6GB((4GB/DDR3/1333/on-board)x1+(2GB/DDR3/1333/SO-DIMM)x1) [add $100.00]
8GB((4GB/DDR3/1333/on-board)x1+(4GB/DDR3/1333/SO-DIMM)x1) [add $200.00]

 

I made a few print screens before it got taken down. I was too lazy to do the whole thing since it was long, I got maybe half of it.

 

If that's an accidentally released page, then that's quite interesting... $1700CA and that's with a Blu-ray drive (-$100 if you go DVD) and large battery (-$200 if you go standard battery)... so... $1400 starting price... no SSD included in price though... add ~$250 for a 128GB or $500 for 256GB aftermarket SSD. No option for 1080p screen.

 

thanks for THE link! so the base SA will go for 1400; I'm def. buying it if the screen is any better than SB

 

So is there a chance the GPU will NOT be 6630M but something better since there are 2 or 3 "AMD Whistler LP" cards like the 6650/6730M ???

 

I wouldnt bet on it, but to reach the clocks of the 6730m is going to be one hell of a chip

6630m clocks

core - 425mhz
memory - 800mhz

6730m clocks

core - 725mhx
memory - 900mhz

I would still overclock the memory first, it brings more improvements than a up in the core clock.

 

Whistler LP and XT cards, these are different no?

I would doubt if the card is different but you never know there may be some variations in some countries. Sony appear to have have done this with the SB in Canada.

 

22nd June cto would indicate launch at the start of June. It would be nice if Sony gave someone a pre release model before then so we can get some firm details on weight / screen quality as given the wait I would like to order one on first day available.

 

The card is not different per se, the arch of the core is just the same. Its that some models use DDR3 and some GDDR5, and the LP 6630m) and the PRO (all the others, and apparently the 6730 is a XT, while I dont believe so, since the XT is and was the best card of the series, i.e. blackcomb XT [6970m] and the Blackomb PRO [6950m] or in the case of the M96 XT [4670m], M96 Pro [4650m]) . Here is the line up of the 6600/6700:

6630m - core [425] memory [800] RAM type - DDR3

6650m - core [600] memory [900] RAM type - DDR3

6730m - core [725] memory [900] RAM type - DDR3

6750m - core [600] memory [~1600] RAM type - GDDR5

6770m - core [725] memory [~1600]* RAM type - GDDR5



*it uses a hynix memory rated at 7gb/s, so it should read 1750mhz, but according to AMD, it uses 1600 instead, BTW this is the XT model, the XT model is always the higher end model of each series, so in this case is the 6770m, as in my case was the 4670m, or in the 5000 family the 5770m (which never saw action)

 

No way. AMD/Whistler-LP/1GB it's a 6630M. The other card of 66xx and 67xx series are Whistler-PRO or XT.

 

oh dammit, forgot about the pro, will correct the post

 

It appears the customization page has been updated/cleaned up a bit. preparations for release???? (crossing fingers)

 

Shipping Date 1st of June. Looking promising. Hmm, how has this page been found? It is not linked on the sony.ca site. Did someone order already?

 

I've seen a couple of mentions of WWAN/broadband. Can anybody confirm this, and if so who is the carrier(s) in the US? Thx in advance.